A pinch-single by Rob Wilfong in the ninth inning scored Dave Edwards and gave the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Mariners. With one out, Glenn Borgmann walked and Edwards ran for him. John Montague replaced Floyd Bannister on the mound for the Mariners and uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Edwards to take second, before Wilfong stroked his single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        0  0  0    0  3  1    1  0  1  -   6 11  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  0  -   5 13  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .189
  Wilfong ph,2b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smalley ss            5   0   3   1     0   1   .433      Meyer lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .229
R. Jackson 1b         5   0   0   0     0   2   .139      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .417
Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .417
Norwood cf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .258      Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .324
Rivera rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .182        Simpson pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Landreaux lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .267      R. Jones cf           2   0   1   1     1   0   .353
Castino 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      B. Stein 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Borgmann c            3   1   1   2     1   1   .333      Stinson c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
  Edwards pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Wynegar c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Milbourne ph,ss     3   1   3   0     0   0   .714
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   5     2   6             Totals               34   5  13   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 17,070
Left on Base: Twins 6, Mariners 6
DP: Twins 4, Mariners 1
Errors: Roberts, Milbourne
Doubles: Norwood (3)
Triples: Smalley (1), Horton (1)
Home Runs: Norwood (1)
Stolen Bases: Castino (1), Cruz (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Meyer (1), R. Jones (1)
GIDP: Kusick (1), Mendoza (2), B. Stein 2 (2), Cruz (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                7.1  12   5   5   2   2   0  32   6.14
Marshall W(2-0)         1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   2   0  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(1-1)        8.1   9   6   5   2   6   1  36   3.52
Montague                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   6   1  39

Wild Pitches: Montague (1)

Umpires: HP - Jay Levet, 1B - Bud Brown, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - George Eshelman


TWINS 1ST: Debut for umpire Bud Brown; Randall grounded
out (third to first); Smalley struck out; R. Jackson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled
to left; Bochte forced Meyer (second to shortstop); Roberts
singled to center [Bochte to second]; Horton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick popped to second; Norwood struck out; Rivera
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: R. Jones singled to center; B. Stein singled to
right [R. Jones to third]; Stinson was called out on strikes;
Mendoza grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to
first) [B. Stein out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux singled to right; Castino out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Landreaux to second];
Borgmann flied to center; Randall popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
flied to left; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled to left; R. Jackson popped to first;
Kusick grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts walked; Horton singled to center [Roberts
to second]; R. Jones popped to third in foul territory; B. Stein
grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first)
[Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners
0.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood doubled to left; Rivera flied to left;
Landreaux singled to right [Norwood to third, Landreaux to
second (error by Roberts)]; Castino lined to shortstop; Borgmann
singled to left [Norwood scored, Landreaux scored, Borgmann to
second (on throw to home)]; Randall walked; Smalley singled to
left [Borgmann scored, Randall to second]; R. Jackson was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to right; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Milbourne singled to center [Stinson to second]; On a
bunt Cruz singled to third [Stinson to third, Milbourne to
second]; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stinson scored,
Milbourne to third]; Cruz stole second; Bochte singled to center
[Milbourne scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts grounded out (third to
first) [Bochte to second]; Horton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 3.

TWINS 6TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kusick popped
to second; Norwood homered; Rivera grounded out (third to
first); Landreaux flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones walked; B. Stein grounded into a double
play (second to second to first) [R. Jones out at second];
Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 4, Mariners 3.

TWINS 7TH: Castino singled; Castino stole second; Borgmann was
called out on strikes; Randall flied to right; Smalley reached
on an error by Milbourne [Castino scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
R. Jackson forced Smalley (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne singled to right; Cruz grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Milbourne out at
second]; Meyer flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Mariners 3.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick popped to first in foul territory; Norwood
flied to center; Rivera singled; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte flied to left; Roberts singled to left;
Horton tripled to right [Roberts scored]; SIMPSON RAN FOR
HORTON; MARSHALL REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); R. Jones hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Simpson scored]; B. Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 5.

TWINS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Castino flied to
center; Borgmann walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR BORGMANN; MONTAGUE
REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); WILFONG BATTED FOR RANDALL;
Montague threw a wild pitch [Edwards to second]; Wilfong singled
to center [Edwards scored, Wilfong out at second (center to
first)]; Smalley tripled to left; R. Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WYNEGAR
REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Stinson flied to right; Milbourne
singled; HALE BATTED FOR CRUZ; Hale popped to catcher in foul
territory; Meyer flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Mariners 5.